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The Body Fights Back

A journey into the lives consumed by diet culture.
Apr 1, 2020 · 1h 46m
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A feature documentary about five people navigating the paradoxes of diet culture. While promises of happiness, desirability and perfection are irresistible, joy and contentment remain out of reach. Personal stories from vastly different backgrounds quickly merge into a shockingly similar experience of battling one’s body. Self-starvation and compulsive exercise bring temporary satisfaction, only to be replaced with binging and purging soon after. Surprisingly, none of it has much to do with food.

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CAST

Hannah Webb
Self
Rory Brown
Self
Imogen Fox
Self
Josephine Morondiya
Self
Michaela Gingell
Self
Tenisha Pascal
Self
Isabella Robinson
Self
Joyce Webb
Self
Directed by Marian Võsumets

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Lola Productions
Country
US
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